RSD to serve food through coronavirus closure
Alex Rozar, Opinions Editor
March 17, 2020
The Rockwood School District (RSD) will continue to serve food to students while schools remain closed until April 3 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Executive Director of Student Services Terry Harris announced on March 17. In doing so, RSD joins a large effort of St. Louis-area school districts and m...
Annual Wildwood BBQ Bash canceled for 2020
Aliyah Studt and Morgan Vehige
February 12, 2020
After long discussions held by the Wildwood City Council, the 16th annual Wildwood BBQ Bash has been canceled. The event originated in 2004 when seven teams competed for awards in front of the St. Louis Home Fires building in Ballwin, Missouri. Since then, the event grew to over 50 teams, with o...
Medical marijuana licenses approved in Missouri
Caoimhe Farris, Staff Reporter
January 16, 2020
Along with the New Year, comes new licenses for medical marijuana facilities in Missouri. New medical marijuana cultivation licenses have been issued across the state. Companies, however, must be approved for this license. The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) began issuing 60 licen...
Two Lancers involved in double shooting on Christmas Day
Kayla Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief
December 28, 2019
On Dec. 25, just before noon, senior Antonio Cooper and Malik Lomax, Class of 2019, were victims of a double shooting in the 4500 block of Alice near West Florissant. The two were found injured inside a crashed car and taken to an area hospital. As of Dec. 28, the investigation is ongoing and no...
David Freese retires from MLB
Alex Rozar, Opinions Editor
October 14, 2019
Professional baseball player and Class of 2001 graduate David Freese announced he would retire from baseball on Oct. 12. “As I move forward with the next phase of my life, I am forever grateful to all of you and the game of baseball,” Freese wrote in a post on his Twitter account. During hi...
Disturbance breaks out during Parkway North preseason football jamboree
Sophia Scheller, Staff Reporter
August 27, 2019
Aug. 23 marked the unofficial start to the 2019 football season, and instead of ending with a touchdown, it ended with multiple police cars, a K-9 unit and police troopers. The Lancers played in the Parkway North preseason Jamboree on Friday night, and during their second scrimmage of the night, a...
“Legally Blonde” receives five award nominations
Jack Weaver, Digital Media Editor
May 8, 2019
The Lafayette Theatre Company was awarded five nominations of recognition for their spring musical, “Legally Blonde”. The nominations received are Outstanding Production, Outstanding Supporting Actress (senior Abi Mirikitani), Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Musical Direction (Christy Shaffer) and...
2019 Flood Watch
Shelby Darnell, Staff Writer
April 16, 2019
Rain and snow have been prevalent in the recent seasons. Weather has the potential to turn more severe, including flooding, in the spring season with April showers-or storms. The Meramec River poses a threat due to backwater effects from the Mississippi River according to The National Weather Service i...
OPINION: What do you want from incoming Superintendent Mark Miles?
Hayden Cottrell and Alex Rozar
April 8, 2019
On March 25, a community reception was held to welcome incoming superintendent Dr. Mark Miles. The Lancer Feed spoke to different members of the community to hear what they would like to see from Miles in the upcoming school year when he assumes his position.
Mondl, Dunn win seats on Rockwood Board in April 2 election
Alex Rozar, Opinions Editor
April 3, 2019
On April 2, voters elected Loralee Mondl and Tom Dunn to the Rockwood Board of Education. Incumbent Loralee Mondl, who is currently the Board's president, was re-elected to office for a third term with 42.4% of the vote. Her seat, along with retiring Board member Matt Doell's, were both up for grabs ...
Improvement to Clayton Road impacts traffic flow
Caroline Kesting, Staff Writer
March 28, 2019
Currently, Clayton Road is undergoing construction just outside of Lafayette. The work began on Feb. 25 and will conclude by this fall. “This particular improvement project on Clayton road runs from Black Canyon Court to Eatherton, in Wildwood. It’s part of a broader improvement job that also includes Baxter R...
Local community fights Opioid Epidemic
Naomi Saegusa and Shelby Darnell
March 26, 2019
According to the CDC, Around 68 percent of the more than 70,200 drug overdose deaths in 2017 involved an opioid. That’s around 47,736 deaths to opioids in just one year. These deaths can impact anyone, including people in our community. Patti Fitzwalter came home from work and found her son, Michael ...
